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'Sh*t happens': Boston marathon runner caught on doorbell cam pooping on stranger's front lawn

The runner quickly fled the scene after being caught in the act

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: An embarrassing doorbell camera footage shows a Boston marathon runner taking a dump on a stranger's front lawn during the 26.2 miles race on Monday, April 17. The mortifying act was witnessed by two passersby who caught the man in a compromising position. Besides, the doorbell camera video has gone viral on the internet. 

This year's race marked the tenth anniversary of the horrifying Boston marathon bombing that killed three people and left hundreds injured. Bomber brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev planted two homemade pressure cooker bombs which detonated near the finish line of the race. The slain victims were identified as Martin Richard, 8, Lingzi Lu, 23, and Krystle Campbell, 29. Police officer Sean Collier, 27, was shot dead by the bombers, and officer Dennis Simmonds, 28, died a year later after being injured in the manhunt that followed the attack. Friends of 8-year-old Martin participated in the race this year in his honor. 

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What really happened? 

The shocking footage shows the Boston runner dropping his shorts and squatting on a stranger's lawn amid the race. A few seconds later, a passerby sees him and appears to walk toward him before being startled by the eyebrow-raising act. The man swiftly walks back while the runner continues to maintain his compromising position. However, the speculating man was then joined by another person, forcing the embarrassed runner to seemingly pull up his shorts and make a quick getaway by cutting through some trees around the edge of the yard. 

Around 30,000 athletes from more than 100 countries joined the race in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to downtown Boston on Monday. According to the marathon's official site, toilets are located "at every water and medical station, as well as at additional locations along the course," as per Daily Mail. The site added, "Please respect the communities through which the Boston Marathon runs by taking advantage of these facilities, if needed." 

'When you gotta go ...'

Internet users had a field day over the bizarre incident. One user tweeted, "When u gotta go u gotta go." Another mocked, "Oh I “amber heard” this one before." A third user claimed, "I was out there cheering and saw a runner fly by me with his shorts and legs covered in poop. For some, if they're trying to maintain a certain time, stopping isn't an option. Some have peed on themselves as well. Maybe this runner was in between port-o-potties. It happens." A fourth chimed in, "If the runner was a top finisher and didn’t have time to wait for a Potty I could understand, a random runner has no business doing this." A user joked, "Shit happens!" Another stated, "Imagine mowing the grass and like WTF...wait...WTH..." "This is LOL funny. I’m not even mad if I’m the homeowner," read a comment.

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